Jason Webber of Silver North Resources presents at Metals Investor Forum in Vancouver | Sep 2026
Metals Investor Forum Sep 25, 2026 13:43
Summary
Silver North pivoted from metal-agnostic explorer to silver-focused company in 2023, centered on the historic Keno Hill silver district in the Yukon.
Haldane drilling has hit silver in 80% of 24 holes, including 13 meters averaging 818 grams per ton with a gold credit.
Intersections run 6 to 9 grams per ton gold in places, enough that neighbouring producer Hecla is investigating where the gold enters the system.
Only about 10% of 12 kilometers of mapped vein-hosting structures have been drilled, leaving ample discovery runway across the 100-year-old district.
Roughly 24 holes and 6,200 meters from the 2026 program should start reporting news flow by end of September, running through January.
Key points on Hecla Mining Company
- Per Webber, Hecla is in production next door at the Keno Hill mine and its claim package holds most of the district's roughly 65 identified silver deposits.
- Webber credits Hecla with sharing 100 years of district data and exploration know-how that helped Silver North make its new discoveries.
- The 6-9 g/t gold turning up in Silver North's intersections has caught Hecla's attention, and per Webber the miner wants to pin down where that gold enters the system.
Key points on Banyan Gold Corp
- Webber estimates Banyan's ORMAC and Powerline gold discoveries south of Haldane hold probably eight million ounces of gold.
- He lists Airstrip, Oryx Hill, and Powerline as the new gold deposits Banyan is working on, with Powerline sitting close to Silver North's project.
Jason Webber's takeaways
- Top takeaway Webber argues Haldane's high-grade, gold-rich veins mirror the same mineralization Hecla mines next door, and that less than 10% of 12 kilometers of mapped structures have been tested so far.
- He contends strong industrial demand from EVs, solar power, and AI data centers is what now drives the silver market and underpinned the company's 2023 pivot to silver.
- He frames the endgame as building enough ounces to show Hecla deposits of 25-50 million ounces and excite it or another producer as an acquirer, while staying fully funded through 2027.
- He acknowledges the stock trades with the silver price and defers any mineral resource estimate for a year or two while discovery drilling continues.